Template for Instructional Sequence



Template for Instructional Sequence

For Teaching Expository Text Structure

The instructional sequence is based on the one recommended by Barbara Moss in Text Structure:

1. Introduce the organizational pattern.

These organizational patterns are called text structures. Informational writing or expository texts have different organizational patterns. When students identify the organizational pattern, it will help them understand the main idea the author is conveying and how the key points relate to each other.

• Identify the organizational structure used in “Watch Out for Wombats.” Refer to the first chart from the reading, “Text Structure” for descriptions of text structures.

• Text structure: __________________________

2. Explain the text pattern and when the writer uses it.

Explain the text pattern and when the writer uses it. Point out the signal words associated with the structure and share an example.

• Look for signal words that indicate the text structure. Refer to the first chart from the reading, “Text Structure” for signal words for text structures.

• List signal words: ________________________________________________

3. Model ways students can determine text structure.

• Plan how you would “Think-aloud” as you encountered some signal words that indicate text structure. Mark signal words in the text

• In an actual lesson you would read, “Watch Out for Wombats’ out loud.

• After modeling, you would ask students to listen for signal words.

4. Introduce a graphic organizer for the text structure or organizational pattern.

• Selecting a graphic organizer from the second chart that best describes the organization of the reading passage—the graphic organizers are found in the second chart where the Organizers are hyperlinked to the “Text Structures” reading.

• Graphic organizer: __________________________________________

5. Complete the graphic organizer illustrating the text type.

• As you would prepare for an actual lesson, complete the graphic organizer yourself ahead of time.

In an actual instructional sequence, you would proceed with the following steps:

6. Ask students to work in pairs to locate examples of the structure in other text.

7. Have students diagram these structures using a graphic organizer.

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